Philippines Beach Trips

This was my 6th contiki and was a very slow pace compared to the other trips I have done. This was perfect as the trip provided a good balance of adventures and relaxation. The trip manager was also excellent.

Nikki, our tour leader was excellent. She gave us lots of information about the country and gave clear instructions regarding the timetable and activities. The tour was varied and the extension was well worth doing as you could snorkel off the beach and the accommodation was perfect. Some of the walks I found challenging but Nikki made sure that the local guides helped with tricky steps, river crossings and if balance was an issue.

I found the leader welcoming and very helpful. However I found the trip too full often arriving at accommodations just before supper time giving little time to wind down or, for the more energetic, time to explore. I would prefer a more relaxed schedule and would recommend adding a facility to the website where I could actually sort trips according to level of physical activity.

The North Phillipines was an excellent adventure tour. A good mix of sight seeing, and meeting the people and their culture, The rice fields, weaving, pottery and UNESCO heritage sites were interesting and fun, all made so much better by Ian our tour guide. Ian was very informative, interesting, and very humorous. He did everything to make sure we had everything we needed, was able to answer all questions and bought some special local treats for us to try. Ian looked after us all so well. The drivers were amazing too having quite a lot of driving to do. Bohol beach extension was so relaxing, in a beautiful hotel with a lovely Sandy beach. A perfect end to a great holiday.

Absolutely loved this!!! Our trip manager was fantastic and really set the tone for the trip. It was awesome knowing how she was an El Nido native and had personal recommendations. Every island hopping boat tour was fantastic and unique. I seriously recommend this for anyone interested in the Palawan islands.

My partner and I did the Phillipines West tour and I can say it was the best decision we’ve ever made. We had Jay as our tour leader who exceeded every expectation of what a tour leader should be, he was knowledgeable, funny, kind, fun and always made sure everyone was having the best time. We made amazing friends on this trip who you get close with so quickly. We started our trip in Manila then headed to Port Barton which was super beautiful, relaxing and fun. We spent a day island hoping which was the most fun, we also went out for dinner and did karaoke which was so fun as well. We then went to El Nido which again was super duper beautiful and had a great nightlife here we spent my favourite day island hoping where I never wanted to leave. We spent a night doing a castaway experience which was really cool living the true island life. Coron was our last stop on the West which was again stunning we did another island hoping. Id recommend this trip to anyone able to travel it is the best thing you’ll ever do the I will miss the Philippines and can’t wait to go back!!